Career

Benefits on the Fringe: 8 Companies With Above-and-Beyond Job Perks

Welcome to Benefits on the Fringe, the monthly Recruiter.com column where Jason McDowell covers the most unique benefits today's employers are using to woo talent, as well as advances and innovations in the employee benefits realm.Most of us are pretty happy with good healthcare, fair retirement packages, and a few weeks of vacation annually.

Generation Z's 3 Biggest Workplace Needs:

While student populations in certain countries have varying concerns, most of Generation Z wants to make good money, to have a fair work/life balance, and to have access to professional training and development, according to "World's Most Attractive Employers," a survey of nearly 295,000 global business and engineering/IT students conducted by international employer branding firm Universum Global.The biggest companies may need to step up their games if they intend to attract this upcoming round of top talent.

Ageism: The Disgrace of Generational Generalizations

Recently, I spoke to someone a few years younger than I am who blamed ageism for his unemployment.I responded quite strongly, "Well, of course, you're not getting a job when you are carrying around that energy."Resignation is usually driven by the belief that our lack of success is due to circumstances beyond our control.